Structural Changes in Brazilian Industry in the 1980s and 1990s and Cooperation between Korean and BrazilTaek Dong YoonAll through the 1980s, the Brazilian economy suffered from a foreign debt crisis, high inflation, fiscal imbalance, and dwindling investment expenditure. Another problem, no less important, were inept and inconsistent government policies.Increasing uncertainties triggered by these factors were responsible for the poor performance of Brazilian industries during the 1980s. However, from the early 1990s, the Brazilian manufacturing sector began to show remarkable growth and increases in productivity. (The rest omitted)